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2 Kings 2:3-15

3Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834atבֵּֽית־beit-H1008Bethelאֵל֮'elH1008came outוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”

4And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452said toוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀'e.li.Sha'H477, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to Jerichoיְרִיח֔וֹye.ri.ChoH3405.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as you yourselfנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So they wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

5Then the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֥יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֮bi.ri.ChoH3405came upוַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּvai.yi.ge.ShuH5066toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֒'e.li.Sha'H477and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “Do you knowהֲיָדַ֕עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will takeלֹקֵ֥חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853your masterאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113away fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921youרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?” “Yesגַּם־gam-H1571,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,”he repliedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Do not speakהֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃he.che.ShuH2814of it.”

6And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Elisha, “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994stayשֵֽׁב־shev-H3427hereפֹ֗הFohH6311,forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971on to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהhai.yar.De.nahH3383.”But Elisha repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as youנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315yourself liveוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,I will notאִם־'im-H518leave youאֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ'e.'ez.Ve.kaH5800.”So the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147went onוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.

7Then a companyאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֨יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572of the sonsמִבְּנֵ֤יmi.be.NeiH1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030wentהָֽלְכ֔וּha.le.KhuH1980and stoodוַיַּעַמְד֥וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at a distanceמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,facingמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048Elijah and Elishaas the twoוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םu.she.nei.HemH8147of them stoodעָמְד֥וּ'a.me.DuH5975byעַל־'al-H5921the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

8And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947his cloakאַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ'a.dar.ToH155,rolled it upוַיִּגְלֹם֙vai.yig.LomH1563,and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,which partedוַיֵּחָצ֖וּvai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֑נָּהva.He.nahH2008,so that the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them crossed overוַיַּעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674on dry groundבֶּחָרָבָֽה׃be.cha.ra.VahH2724.

9Afterוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961they had crossed overכְעָבְרָ֗םkhe.'a.ve.RamH5674,Elijahוְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּve.'E.li.Ya.huH452saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elishaאֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'H477, “Tell meשְׁאַל֙she.'AlH7592,whatמָ֣הmahH4100can I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for youbeforeבְּטֶ֖רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I am taken awayאֶלָּקַ֣ח'e.la.KachH3947from youמֵעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973?” “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994,let meוִֽיהִי־vi.hi-H1961inheritאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413a doubleשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147portionפִּֽי־pi-H6310of your spiritבְּרוּחֲךָ֖be.ru.cha.KhaH7307,”Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'H477repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

10“You have requestedלִשְׁא֑וֹלlish.'olH7592a difficult thingהִקְשִׁ֣יתָhik.Shi.taH7185,”said Elijahוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Nevertheless,ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֨הtir.'EhH7200meאֹתִ֜י'o.TiH853as I am takenלֻקָּ֤חlu.KachH3947from youמֵֽאִתָּךְ֙me.'i.toKhH854,it will beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961yoursכֵ֔ןKhenH3651.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369,then it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808beיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961so.”

11וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961As theyהֵ֣מָּהHe.mahH1992were walking alongH1980and talking togetherוְדַבֵּ֔רve.da.BerH1696,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009a chariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784with horsesוְס֣וּסֵיve.Su.seiH5483of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784appeared and separatedוַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣יןvai.yaf.Ri.du beinH6504 H996the two of themשְׁנֵיהֶ֑םshe.nei.HemH8147,and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927into heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in a whirlwindבַּֽסְעָרָ֖הba.se.'a.RahH5591.

12As Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עve.'e.li.Sha'H477watchedרֹאֶ֗הro.'EhH7200,heוְה֤וּאve.Hu'H1931cried outמְצַעֵק֙me.tza.'EkH6817, “My fatherאָבִ֣י׀'a.ViH1,my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1,the chariotsרֶ֤כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוu.Fa.ra.ShavH6571of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478!”And he sawרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200Elijahnoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750.So taking holdוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙vai.ya.cha.ZekH2388of his own clothesבִּבְגָדָ֔יוbiv.ga.DavH899,he tore themוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167in twoלִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃lish.Na.yim ke.ra.'ImH8147 H7168.

13Elisha also picked upוַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remH7311אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.retH155thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307fromמֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.LavH5921Elijahאֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and he went backוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

14Then he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the cloakאַדֶּ֨רֶת'a.De.retH155of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307from himמֵֽעָלָיו֙me.'a.LavH5921and struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. “Where nowאַיֵּ֕ה'ai.YehH346isthe LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף־'e.li.Ya.hu 'af-H452 H637?”he askedוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559.And when he had struckוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853the watersהַמַּ֗יִםha.Ma.yimH4325ה֣וּא׀hu'H1931,they partedוַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙vai.ye.cha.TzuH2673to the rightהֵ֣נָּהHe.nahH2008and to the leftוָהֵ֔נָּהva.He.nahH2008,and Elishaאֱלִישָֽׁע׃'e.li.Sha'H477crossed overוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674.

15When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֤יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werewatching himמִנֶּ֔גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048from Jerichoבִּֽירִיחוֹ֙bi.ri.ChoH3405saw what had happenedוַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּvai.yir.'U.huH7200,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֖הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452restsנָ֛חָהNa.chahH5117onעַל־'al-H5921Elishaאֱלִישָׁ֑ע'e.li.Sha'H477.”And they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to meet himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before him.

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